We are starting to see some crossover between Funimation and Crunchyroll and Sword Art Online is one of those franchises benefitting from Sony’s recent acquisition of Crunchyroll as the Ordinal Scale film is slated to come to both streaming services starting today, November 5!
The movie will be available for users in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Funimation will have both English subtitles and an English dub available while Crunchyroll has stated that they will have the subtitled version of the film.
MyAnimeList describes the film as follows:
In 2026, four years after the infamous Sword Art Online incident, a revolutionary new form of technology has emerged: the Augma, a device that utilizes an Augmented Reality system. Unlike the Virtual Reality of the NerveGear and the Amusphere, it is perfectly safe and allows players to use it while they are conscious, creating an instant hit on the market. The most popular application for the Augma is the game Ordinal Scale, which immerses players in a fantasy role-playing game with player rankings and rewards.
Following the new craze, Kirito’s friends dive into the game, and despite his reservations about the system, Kirito eventually joins them. While at first it appears to be just fun and games, they soon find out that the game is not all that it seems…
Source: Funimation
